Level 2 Award in Understanding Mental Health
This distance learning manual will provide people working in any industry sector with essential information to provide a basic awareness and understanding of mental health and to enable them to identify someone who may be experiencing a mental health problem and provide much-needed help and support.
Learning Objectives
- Define what we mean by 'mental health'
- Identify and explain mental health facts and fiction
- Understand common mental health disorders
- Identify common signs and symptoms of a mental health disorder
- Recognise common attitudes towards mental ill-health and the impacts these can have
- Explain the concept of parity of esteem
- Support people with a mental health issue and offer advice
Mental Health Training for Care Workers
First Response Training can provide a range of Level 2 Awards in various mental health training subjects. These interactive courses, available in a range of delivery methods, will enable health and social care workers to understand specific mental health conditions and how to provide effective care and support for individuals living with them.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Explain ‘mental health’
- List common mental ill health
- Identify the impacts of mental ill health
- Identify ways to support people with mental ill health
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Define ‘mental health’
- Identify and explain mental health facts and fiction
- Understand key legislation relating to mental health
- Identify common signs and symptoms
- Understand some common mental health disorders
- Recognise common attitudes towards mental ill-health and the impacts these can have
- Know how to support people and offer advice
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 7 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Define mental health
- Identify and explain mental health facts and fiction
- Understand key legislation relating to mental health
- Explain how mental health care has evolved over time
- Identify common signs and symptoms
- Understand common mental health disorders
- Explain the concept of parity of esteem
- Recognise common attitudes towards mental ill-health and the impacts these can have
- Know how to support people and offer advice
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Managing Mental Health
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between pressure and stress
- List the effects of stress
- Identify the causes of stress
- Describe ways of managing stress
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the potential effects of stress in the workplace
- Describe the role of the Manager
- Identify ways to manage stress in the workplace
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Specific Conditions
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Explain what bipolar disorder is and the different types
- State the characteristics and diagnosis of bipolar disorder
- Understand the causes and effects of bipolar disorder
- Describe treatment and support options for bipolar disorder
- Explore attitudes towards bipolar disorder
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what OCD is
- Gain insight on the history and prevalence of OCD
- Understand what is meant by an obsession and a compulsion
- Gain insight into what causes OCD
- Understand the brain and OCD
- Understand how OCD is assessed and how it can be treated
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- Define self harm
- Describe the link between self harm, mental health and suicide
- Explore strategies to support individuals and reduce the need to self harm
- State legislation and policies related to self harm
- Know support services available
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Up to 12 delegates
Learning Objectives:
- To define what suicide is, and understand its prevalence
- Understand the links between suicide, mental health and other factors
- Identify links and differences between suicide and self-harm
- Recognise the risk factors and warning signs for suicide
- Understand how to offer help and support, including actions to take in an emergency
This course can be delivered via Classroom or Webinar training. Please contact us to schedule training.